Kenya signs global tax treaty to access secret information

KRA Commissioner General John Njiraini during a Standard Gauge Railway Sensitization at times tower on 4/2/15 photo by BEVERLYNE MUSILI

Kenya has signed an international convention that guarantees access to information that would help in fighting tax evasion.

Under the terms of the agreement signed last week with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development (OECD), Kenya is entitled to information about foreign companies that operate in the country